Blind Item #1

What A+ list star athlete was told by his biggest sponsor that if he divorced his wife or let his wife leave him that they would drop him and no other company would take him. The sponsor even negotiated the agreement with his wife and what she would receive for staying with the A+ lister. The athlete still makes it tough though for her.

Can’t be Beckham. That man is a living legend. Just about all the women in UK were furious when he wasn’t picked for the Olympics footie team. The brand would only be damaged if he was found in bed with Mitt Romney!

But why does Nike (presuming it's Kobe for the win) even care whether or not he gets divorced? I could very well be wrong, but I don't think most sports fans are convinced that Kobe & Vanessa are living in blissful domesticity; most people probably don't give a rat's ass what they're doing or if they're happy or not, as long as he plays reasonably well. So why would like Nike care so deeply?

i think it's kobe as well…could someone please explain the 'rapey' athlete thing? kobe was the one who anally raped the young hotel staffer, right? if i have a rapey rooster he gets jettisoned from the hen yard, yet these famous athletes pay off whoever and behind closed doors receive hi-fives. don't. understand.

His original sneaker company, Adidas I believe, dropped him after the rape deal. Nike picked him up after he "cleaned up" his rep. Still don't understand how he did that other than staying on the Lakers and winning titles.

I think he should have been kicked out of the NBA at the time. I blame David Stern for bowing to the mighty Lakers and for caring only about the bottom line of the NBA. Oh, and I blame Lakers & Kobe fans for taking him right back and cheering his raping self on like nothing ever happened.

Despite the fact that Kobe is a known cheater (and possible rapist), kids here in LA continue to revere and look up to him (including my adult and teenaged nephews). He's a terrible personal life role model, but because he's a great athlete kids still love him. They'll buy Nike products with his image and/or name. So Nike wants to minimize his personal life foibles, and I have no doubt they brokered Kobe's "reconciliation" with his wife. Disgusting.

I still don't understand how it would damage Kobe's brand to be divorced. It makes more sense to me that it would damage the Beckham brand if THEY got divorced. As it is now, if you pay for David or Posh, you get them both. It's a two for one deal. If they were to get divorced, the brand's value would split in half. Don't you think?

Although I don't agree with the fact that he wouldn't have another sponsor, and I don't fully understand why a sponsor would make this ultimatum, it has to Tom Terrific (Brady). As much as he's a great QB, he's known for being married to Giselle, and probably gets females to support his sponsor due to this fact (and the fact that he's so hunky!).

Kobe was NOT PROSECUTED because the victm didn't cooperate, but she did get a "settlement" that is confidential. I refuse to buy Nike because of their sponsorship of him and I tend to view any current Lakers fan as suspect.

Penn. state, Kobe, Tiger, etc, are all part of a sickness in professional sports. Hollywood doesnt look quite so bad, more like birds of a feather. The powerful get to wantonly abuse the less powerful.

Kobe came to mind right away. I was just talking about him the other night while watching the Olympics. Haitian long jumper Samyr Laine attended Harvard (and was Mark Zuckerberg's roommate!) and passed the bar WHILE training for the Olympics. And I said to my hubs — now that man is a role model and inspiration, for everyone, but especially young black men. WHY isn't someone like that famous and a role model, instead of the sleazebags like Kobe. (Yes, I know..it's that the sport he competes in is not "flashy", but you know what I mean.) I would love to see public opinion turn on glorifying these jackasses and instead support atheletes like Samyr. /rant

FYI: Kobe/ Colorado situation is not what you all are thinking. The girl said yes to regular sex. But she did say no to something, but not to sex like you are thinking. Nope. Kobe wanted to do an Agustus Gloop on her (have her fall into a chocolate river – so to speak) and she said no. He did it anyway. Court case was over if doing an Agustus Gloop is a sexual act. That's why everyone was so nervous. Its gross and would scare off fans and future business deals. Thats why when people said "Kobe got himself in some serious sh*t"…. Try weren't kidding.Not saying it isn't violating someone, but I don't thinking pooping on someone when they say no is rape.

@Gypsytrill, David Beckham has cheated on Posh multiple times, including multiple times in Spain, before Spain, and after Spain. The most recent rumor is that he carried on an affair with that Australian opera singer while she was in LA for Dancing With The Stars. Just because there are cute pictures of the kids with their dad doesn't mean all is well between David and Posh.

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